Hi all! I'm a first-time poster on acne.org, but I've crept for a while! I'm currently on day 41 of 40mg of Isotretinoin (Myorisan is the brand name I'm on - with insurance it's $30 or so USD). I just turned 25 last month and decided to give accutane another chance after taking it briefly (like, not even two months) when I was 18. Being so young my parents were not happy with my decision to take accutane and talked me out of it after my first round of blood work came back (even though it wasn't really that bad). For some background, I've struggled with acne since middle school and tried what feels like everything under the sun, including antibiotics, topicals, "special" face washes - you name it, I've either tried it or thought about trying it but decided not to after poor reviews. My incredibly oily skin and cystic acne have always been a source of embarrassment and struggle for me, so I'm hopeful that this second attempt at accutane will work magic!

I'm posting because the side effects that I'm experiencing aren't terrible, but I have developed little itchy bumps on my back that I've never had and I'm assuming are as a result of the meds. My side effects include your usual dry lips and skin - but not the skin on my face, just the skin elsewhere. I'm guessing this is because my face is so oily that it's actually "nice" for once. Has anyone else experienced any similar development of bacne? I've posted photos below of my skin when I started and intermittently throughout the past 41 days, as well as the bumps on my back that I took tonight.

LOOK HOW HUGE THOSE PORES ARE